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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1966)
2. --------------- OPPORTUNITY N gW S , J t/n e 10 5URPRI5E FOR REICH Last week P e te r R e ic h ’ s f r i e n d s g a ve h im a s u r p r is e p a r ty .P e te r , a V ISTA “V o l u n t e e r , has many g r a t e f u l fr ie n d s i n th e H i l l s b o r o a re a . S e v e n t y - f i v e p e o p le cane t o th e G a s to n C om m unity ; H a ll t o s a y th a n k s and O P P O R T U N IT Y NEW S Vo. 2 INDEPENDENCE DANC-E IN HONOR OF GRADS *3 Friday, d im e - AO*1966' This newspaper is a publication of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE P. 0. Box 128 Woodburn. Oregon Valley Migrant League phone 981-3171 Newspaper phone 981-9711 Will P. Pape, Executive Director * ♦ * Don Wilcox, Editor Rick Simon, | Assistant Editor Priscilla Carrasco, Editorial Assistant and Circulation Manager * * * OPPORTUNITY NEWS is published weekly for free distribution to seasonal farm workers of this area, and to per sons interested in the activities of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE. “We must open the doors of oppor tunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.” Lyndon B. Johnson President United States "Surely, it is not beyond our re sources nor our ingenuity to include in our w ar against poverty these always ‘excluded’ Americans (the migrants).’’ Sargent Shriver Director Office of Economic Opportunity The VALLEY . MIGRANT LEAGUE, sponsor of this newspaper, is a part of the President’s W ar on Poverty and is funded b y the Office of Economic Op portunity, Washington. D. C. THE M A N O N THE PHONE WAS UNHAPPY, BUT W HY? We received an anonymous phone call last week. The man want ed us to know that he was un happy. It concerned something this newspaper had printed about the price paid to strawberry pickers. He said that he got along fine until the Valley Migrant League came along. We tried politely to in vite him to our office to explain himself. Would he come? No. We asked again for his name. He wouldn't give it. But he did mention something very interesting. He said that pickers have earned as much as 8 and 9 thousand dollars working for him. We couldn't ask tor happier in formation than this. For if it is true that good pickers are able to earn such money, the battle against mi grant poverty is being won as it should be won — by workers earn ing good money for good work. Can other growers assure us that workers are able to earn such amounts during the picking season in Oregon? —D.W. good by t o a good f r i e n d . P e t e r has f i n i s h e d h is y e a r w i t h V IS T A . "T h e f i n e s t p r a is e o f P e t e r ’ s w o rk i s shown b y th e l o y a l t y o f h is f r ie n d s in H ills b o r o , " s a id Jo h n H u g h e s , a s s i s t a n t a re a s u p e r v i s o r. "We w i l l m is s him," NOTÉ: R e a d e rs o f th e O p p o r t u n i t y News , w i l l re m e m b e r w i t h a p p r e c i a t i o n th e s p le n d i d pho t o s w h ic h P e t e r R e ic h has p r o v id e d f o r th is n e w s p a p e r .— D.W . ■* G R O W E R OFFERS PICKERS 7 0 c The rate which some growers are 'paying for strawberry pickers is not hard to discover. We have just copied the following words from a printed sign in the window of a public building: WANTED Strawberry Pickers Starting about June 1st 30 acres irrigated berries, 70 cents crate. Gas money for driveouts. Transportation furnished. Register now. (Name, address and phone are given.) g et your fre e chest x -ra y here Dear Mr. Klinge, Having discussed the time you have suggested for the mobile x-ray unit with Mr. Swanson of State Board of Health, we have arrived at this conclusion: Woodburn x-ray. survey — June 21 — time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. You may publicize the event with this time schedule. Willamette Tuberculosis and Health Assn., Inc. 1890 State St. Salem, Oregon ( C o n t in u e d fr o m p .l) group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. What did the community think about the graduation? They were very happy. Over 400 persons came to the dance last Sunday night. Many brought gifts for the graduates. There was also cake and punch for everyone. The Independence area super visor, Chris Bernard, says that this first group w ill set an example for the other Latin Americans in school. "We hope," says Chris, "that there w ill be many more graduates and many more dances in the future." RUMMAGE SALE A bove a v e r a g e ite m s F r i d a y &. S a tu r d a y J u n e ID and J u n e 11 8 :3 0 a .m . t o 8 :0 0 p..m. N e x t d o o r t o 1 s t N a t i o n a l Bank on G a r f i e l d ( P .O .E . s p o n s o r e d ) ( C o n t in u a c ió n d e là p J p e d a l e s p o rq u e so n J p r im e r g ru p o de l a t i j a m e ric a n o s , que g ra d u j d e l C e n t r a l H ig h Schq en In d e p e n d e n c e . ¿Que p e n s ó l a comunid s o b r e l a g r a d u a c ió n ? E s ta b a n muy f e l i z . Ms de 4 0 0 p e r s o n a s v in ie r o n a l b a i l e e l ’ domiri pasado. M uchos t r a j e r o n r e g a lo s p a r a lo s g ra d u a d o s . Hubo tam b ié n p a s t e l y p o n ch e p a ra to d o s . E l S u p e r v is o r d e l fl e,a de In d e p e n d e n c e , C h r is B e r n a r d , d ic e q e s t e , e l p r im e r grupo m o s t r a r á un e je m p lo p l o s o t r o s l a t i n o s en e s c u e la . "E s p e ra m o s , d ic e C h r i s , "Que h ab r m uchos más g ra d u a d o s , m uchos más b a ile s , en fu tu ro .” What ¡s rfie Valley M igrant League doing this week? The A re a S u p e r v is o r at 5 ale m , Iv a n W e lls , was v e ry s ic k la s t w eek. He s p e n t' tw o days in th e h o s p i t a l , andnow i s h o m e ^ r e s t in g . The O p p o r tu n ity News and th e r e s t of th e s ta ff at th e V a l le y M ig r a n t League w is h Iv a n a s p e e d y r e c o v e r y . A g ro u p o f te e n a g e r s a t b a n d y r e c e n t l y h e lp ed t o c le a n up a fa rm la b o r camp fo r th e n e w ly a r r i v i n g w o r k e r s , (b e e s t o r y page 3 . ) The S a nd y Teen C lu b w i l l h a ve a " b i k e - h i k e " on th e 2 6 th o f June. Ih e y w i l l p e d d le t h e i r way t o R o lly n l a k e . C a n n in g c la s s e s w i l l s t a r t a g a in i n In d e pendence n e x t M o n d a y, J u n e . 13 j . l th e t e a c h e r El supervisor del Centro, de Oportunidad de Salem, él Sr. Ivan Wells estubo muy en fermo la semana pas ada. Tuvo que inter narse en el hospital por dos dias. Ya ha regresado a su casa donde se encuentra en estado de convale cencia. Un grupo de jóvenes de Sandy acaba de ayudar limpiar un campo para trabajadores agri- coJos que acaban de llegar. El Sandy Teen Clujo tendrá un excursión el bicicleta el 26 de junio'. Se paseará al lago Rollyn. Laa clases de enfras car empezarán de nuevo el lunes próximo-el 6 juni°- La maesti
